Kiket Island seen from the Fidalgo Island side across the tombolo, while the two islands are connected
Hope Island lies to the south of Kiket; Skagit Island only a few hundred feet to the southwest. These islands can be said to divide Skagit Bay from Similk Bay. The shoreline of Kiket Island and vicinity has been called one of the best-studied areas of coastal Washington. Ecological studies were made in the last decades of the twentieth century, when the site was considered for a nuclear power plant.
In 1969, Seattle City Light and Snohomish County PUD considered building a $250 million 1,100 MW nuclear power plant on the island.[2] By 1972, the plan for the nuclear plant was dropped due to environmental concerns.[3] Seattle City Light and Snohomish County PUD sold the property in 1980.
On June 23, 2010, a joint ownership agreement was signed by the state Parks and Recreation Commission and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Both Kiket and tiny Flagstaff Island (connected to Kiket by another tombolo) are included in the agreement, and are part of Deception Pass State Park. The partners and The Trust for Public Land gathered grants and donations from a range of sources to purchase the $14 million property.[4] As part of the acquisition process, wildlife surveys were conducted in the winter of 2008–2009.[5]
The park is open to the public with restrooms at the parking lot accessed via Snee-Oosh Road and on the west end of the island.[6]
Referencesedit
^Scherer, Migael (2004). A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands: Olympia to Port Angeles. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 191–192. ISBN0-07-142039-8.
^Wilma, David "Kiket Island" HistoryLink.org (October 24, 2001).
^Stober, Quentin and Salo, Ernest "Ecological Studies of the proposed Kiket Island Nuclear Power Site" Fisheries Research Institute, College of Fisheries, University of Washington (1973).
^Deception Pass park to include Kiket Island." Whitney Pipkin, Skagit Valley Herald, June 24, 2010.
^"Kiket Island Addition to Deception Pass State Park" (PDF). Washington State Department of Ecology (July 7, 2008).
^"Kukutali Preserve — Washington Trails Association". www.wta.org. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiket Island
kiket, island, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kiket Island news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kiket Island is a small islet in Washington co managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community 1 Located at Snee Oosh less than four miles 6 4 km northwest of the town of LaConner in Skagit County Washington Kiket is connected to Fidalgo Island by a tombolo over which runs an access road Kiket Island seen from the Fidalgo Island side across the tombolo while the two islands are connectedHope Island lies to the south of Kiket Skagit Island only a few hundred feet to the southwest These islands can be said to divide Skagit Bay from Similk Bay The shoreline of Kiket Island and vicinity has been called one of the best studied areas of coastal Washington Ecological studies were made in the last decades of the twentieth century when the site was considered for a nuclear power plant In 1969 Seattle City Light and Snohomish County PUD considered building a 250 million 1 100 MW nuclear power plant on the island 2 By 1972 the plan for the nuclear plant was dropped due to environmental concerns 3 Seattle City Light and Snohomish County PUD sold the property in 1980 On June 23 2010 a joint ownership agreement was signed by the state Parks and Recreation Commission and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Both Kiket and tiny Flagstaff Island connected to Kiket by another tombolo are included in the agreement and are part of Deception Pass State Park The partners and The Trust for Public Land gathered grants and donations from a range of sources to purchase the 14 million property 4 As part of the acquisition process wildlife surveys were conducted in the winter of 2008 2009 5 The park is open to the public with restrooms at the parking lot accessed via Snee Oosh Road and on the west end of the island 6 References edit Scherer Migael 2004 A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands Olympia to Port Angeles McGraw Hill Professional pp 191 192 ISBN 0 07 142039 8 Wilma David Kiket Island HistoryLink org October 24 2001 Stober Quentin and Salo Ernest Ecological Studies of the proposed Kiket Island Nuclear Power Site Fisheries Research Institute College of Fisheries University of Washington 1973 Deception Pass park to include Kiket Island Whitney Pipkin Skagit Valley Herald June 24 2010 Kiket Island Addition to Deception Pass State Park PDF Washington State Department of Ecology July 7 2008 Kukutali Preserve Washington Trails Association www wta org Retrieved April 24 2018 External links editU S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Kiket Island48 25 09 N 122 34 02 W 48 41917 N 122 56722 W 48 41917 122 56722 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kiket Island amp oldid 1178157870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
